"From His wounds flowed our healing" By the end of the captivity, the Jewish people will penetrate much deeper into this mystery in the light of the song of the Suffering Servant, in which the author of the Book of Consolation of Israel brings out the kings of foreign nations, reflecting on the fate of the "Servant of Yahweh." Since captivity struck

Nobody thought about the phrase: "and I was there, I drank honey-beer, it flowed down my mustache, but it didn't get into my mouth"? and got the best answer

Answer from Zhenok[guru]
In fairy tales, as a rule, there is a happy ending, otherwise it will no longer be a fairy tale. The vice must be punished, the enemy destroyed, the damage compensated, the wedding harmonious. This is a genre-forming feature of a fairy tale.
The use of alcohol in Russia has a thousand-year history. The Slavs, and even earlier the Scythians, used birch sap to obtain alcoholic beverages. Later, the juice was replaced by drinking honey and beer. In those ancient times, the well-known refrain of Russian folk tales arose: “And I was there. Honey, drinking beer. It flowed down the mustache, but it didn’t get into the mouth. ”
In the pre-Christian era in Russia, alcohol was consumed mainly at folk and princely feasts, games, feasts, or in a tavern, as a rule, with a hearty meal. At that time, honey was the main raw material for the production of alcohol, and therefore traditional intoxicating drinks - mead, beer, mash, and from the 10th century - grape wine, were low-grade.
Until the middle of the 16th century, having paid a “drink duty” on malt, hops and honey, everyone brewed intoxicating drink (5-8 °) for himself, as much as was necessary for everyday use.
If the saying and the beginning: "In a certain kingdom, in a thirtieth state ..." introduce the listener into the world of a fairy tale, then he must be brought out of there into reality at the end of the fairy tale! For this, the ending about a feast for the whole world serves, where I was, I drank honey-beer, it flowed down my mustache, but it didn’t get into my mouth.
The tale leads away, unleashing and inspiring the imagination, and then leads back, ending or breaking off this figurative-imaginative drunkenness with the ending: “I was there, drinking honey-beer; it flowed down my mustache, but it didn’t get into my mouth. ”And it can be even more expressive and sobering, even with pushing out:“ I was at that feast, I drank honey-wine, it flowed down my mustache, but it didn’t get into my mouth; here they treated me; they took the pelvis from the bull, and poured milk; then they gave a roll, helping in the same pelvis. I didn’t drink, I didn’t eat, I decided to wipe myself off; started fighting with me. I put on a cap, they began to push in the neck ... ”(Afan., II, 78).
And this means: the fairy tale is over; sober up, good people, from your dreamy drunkenness; all the same, neither I nor you were really drunk: it only flowed down your mustaches, but it didn’t get into your mouth. There is a life prose with its disappointments and will drive us all out of our fabulous feast
"I was there..." - this is the link between the two worlds and the return to the fairy tale world. In addition, this is a hint of a treat for a masterfully told fairy tale.
This expression of the author shows that what is said must be treated in a sober way, that is, thoughtfully, seriously ...
Other writers also spoke in the context of this expression, for example, "The Forest" by N. Ostrovsky - "There was money, but they did not have time to take it: it flowed down the mustache, but it didn’t get into the mouth ...".
In Dahl's "Bread businessmen. Pictures of Russian life" it is written "... Here ... it was not possible, the house is not like that, it was impossible to insist very much ... just now ... it flowed down our mustaches, but it didn’t hit our mouths" .
Pushkin has many such sayings. For example, "The Tale of Kuzma Ostolope" ends with the words "I was there; I drank honey, I drank beer - and I just wet my mustache." Yershov in his famous "Humpbacked Horse" also has:
Heart love! I was there
Honey, wine and beer drank;
By the mustache, though it fled,
Not a drop got into my mouth.
Well, if we translate Homer (Labra id, non palatum rigat. Χείλεχ μέντ’ έδίην δ’ όκ έδίηνε), then we get “Lips, but not the palate wetting”.
Our contemporaries also skillfully write about it:
".... It flowed down the mustache, but it didn’t get into the mouth.
This beer is a constant problem.
Here is my favorite Ukrainian salo
It always gets into the mouth normally.
And I gave myself more than once a word
Shave off your mustache, but the people will not understand me.
And so everything will repeat again -
It flowed down the mustache, but did not get into the mouth.
No one claims that it was different.
"And there I was, and I drank honey" - this is from Pushkin's poem "Ruslan and Lyudmila".
"I was there; I drank honey, I drank beer" - this is from Pushkin's fairy tales "about Tsar Saltan" and "about the dead princess."
"I myself was there, drinking honey and beer" - this is from Dahl's book "Proverbs of the Russian people" (1853, section "Sayings").

Answer from Alex saShock[guru]
I can assume: this means that you worked somewhere and it would seem that everything started well, but in the toga you didn’t achieve anything, you wasted your time ...

Answer from Vector Intellect[guru]
a hint that "didn't get in your mouth" - that is, they treated you badly, but I expect a reward from you for a fairy tale

Answer from Dmitry Biryukov[newbie]
before, such a drink was interfered with by honey, beer and sugar and drank, and the rest was invented so that children like you would ask questions

Answer from Yatiana Lisitsyna[active]
This ending is an occasion to reflect on the veracity of what was said. Like "I saw it myself". He drank honey, but he did not feel the taste, he did not hold it in his hands, he was not a witness to the events.

Answer from ҃ral Diesel[guru]
none

Answer from ... [active]
I thought about where the word "beer" came from there ... and here's what I found out

Wouldn't you like to have a bite?

Being dead is crazy boring. Neither have fun even at the most provocative festivities, nor taste overseas delicacies and drinks, nor wave your favorite saber, chopping off the heads of objectionable kmets. Such an unlucky fate befell Witold von Everek, who almost left this mortal world a few years ago. Fortunately for Vitold, his older brother Olgerd never forgot about him, and when the gray-haired witcher of the Wolf school Geralt from Rivia stepped on the threshold of the burning estate of Garin, who undertook to fulfill the three wishes of the nobleman-robber, one of them demanded to force Vitold to have fun for glory. How can Geralt do this? Learn from this quest guide " I was there, drinking honey-beer!"

Visit to Shani

Redanian soldiers in the Shani clinic

At the end of the task "First Seeds of Evil", Gunther O'Dim will give Geralt a bottle of Von Everek blood, necessary for the Summoning Ritual, and advise him to contact the red-haired physician and the witcher's faithful friend Shani, who may know something about the location of Vitold's remains. can be found in her private clinic in Oxenfurt, located near the West Gate.When Geralt visits the clinic, he will find Shani in the company of Redanian soldiers, thanking the medic for creating an antidote for the poison of the Toad Prince and promising a worthy reward.In response, Shani will only laugh it off, waiting get a toad-shaped medal. Shani will return in a moment and send the Redans away, suggesting telling the witcher to sit down and talk.

Like the good old days

In a conversation, Geralt can ask Shani about what happened to her after Vizima? Shani will remember the epidemic "Katriona", colloquially called the "Red Death", raging in Vizima at the time of the events of the game The Witcher. It is noteworthy that the culprit of the infection was none other than Ciri, even if indirectly. In the book " Lady of the Lake"describes how, traveling between time and space, Cirilla accidentally transferred an infected flea to the world of the Witcher, which settled in the fur of a rat. This "company" made its way aboard the Nilfgaardian ship "Katrion", which brought the infection to the North. Mentor Shani was among the victims of the red fever , - low Milo Vanderbeck, nicknamed "Rusti", - until his last days, trying to help other infected. After Vizima, Shani returned to Oksenfurt, where she completed her studies and opened her own medical practice. Unfortunately, the medic did not have time to really settle down, as she was pulled out by order Radovid to the front, where she saved wounded soldiers from certain death. Asking Shani for help in searching for the family crypt of the Evereks, the witcher will fall into the "top ten", because in her third year the doctor studied the famous dynasties of Redania, among which the couple of Evereks wormed their way in. Taking out a dusty textbook and having found information about the desired family in it, Shani will say that all the deceased members of the family are buried in the family crypt house with the estate of Evereks. The girl will promise to bring the censer needed for the Summoning Ritual and invite Geralt to meet at the entrance to the crypt.

Everek family crypt

Shani at the gates of Everek Manor

The Everek family estate is a dark and mysterious place. Unfortunately, at this stage of the story, you can only admire the facade of the estate, since the gates will be closed, but you should not worry - soon you will have the opportunity to explore the interior, as well as get to know some of the residents. Despite the unfavorable atmosphere, Shani will pass the time while waiting for the witcher by weaving a wreath. Geralt will note that the girl has very dexterous hands, and will also ask about the purpose of this wreath. As it turns out, Shani's friend invited her to the wedding, which will still affect the further completion of the task, but now it's more important to go to the crypt and summon Vitold. Having approached the entrance to the Everek family bedchamber, Shani will not want to go inside and the witcher will have to go there himself. There, four ghosts will already be waiting for him, who will attack the witcher in pairs. The difficulty in fighting ghosts is that they can take on an intangible form in which any attacks by Geralt will not cause any damage. To avoid this, it is worth using the Yrden witcher trap sign or the Moondust bomb.

Coffin of Witold von Everek

Having dealt with the ghosts, Geralt will begin to look for Vitold's coffin. This is easy to do - just stand with your back to the entrance and the first coffin on the right will belong to Olgerd's younger brother. Vitold's personal saber, standing at his grave, will also serve as an excellent guide. After that, you will have to fumigate all the halls. The censer taken from Shani is automatically equipped in Geralt's pockets. Get it using the appropriate key, and go around all the halls of the crypt. At the same time, the witcher will cast the spell of the Summoning Ritual.

Hostile Everek Ghosts

The final touch in the Ritual of Summoning will be the addition of the blood of the dead person to be summoned to the burning lamp in the center of the great hall. And indeed, the ghost of Everek will appear! .. That's just not Vitold at all. The ritual will summon several spirits at once: Alexy, Honorata, Keistut, Ernest and Evlolia Von Everek. They will be very unhappy that the witcher had the blood of their heir. Having expressed their indignation, all six will fall on Geralt, wanting to shed his blood already. Formally, they are not ghosts, and from the point of view of game mechanics, they are no different from ordinary people. However, the Aksy sign has a very weak effect on them, and they are also resistant to ignition and poisoning. It will be most effective to use the same Yrden sign, which allows you to create an impromptu arena and kill each of the Evereks one by one, slowing down opponents rushing to help their relative. It does not hurt to use signs such as Aard and Quen, pushing the advancing spirits back and protecting from enemy attacks, respectively. The latter will be especially useful against a spirit with a heavy two-handed hammer, whose attacks cannot be counterattacked.

Ghost of Witold von Everek

When the souls of Vitold's ancestors find eternal peace, he himself will appear, thanking the witcher for the action he committed. As it turns out, he wanted to see how the gray-haired man would deal with his relatives. From a conversation with Vitold, you can find out the cause of his death. Once, Everek Jr., together with the "boars", settled in one village, ordering the local peasants to bring moonshine to them. But one day, instead of a bottle of barley swill, Vitold saw weapons in the hands of the peasants. He had to run to the basement, because he had no chance to fight off the five angry brutes, but they still overtook the guy and smashed his head on the oak table. In foreshortenings showing Witold's ghost from the back, one can see a "fresh" wound on the back of his head, confirming the words of the dead man. If you ask Vitold about Olgerd, he will begin to praise his brother with undisguised admiration, focusing on the fact that the red-haired nobleman is not some kind of robber; he loves to read, gravitates towards art, and his wife is a real miracle. The witcher will reveal to Vitold the reasons for his visit to the crypt, which will please the second one very much. But here's the bad luck - to have fun, Vitold will need a body ... And one stands right in front of him.

In the original, Olgerd's brother has a completely different name - Vlodimir (Eng. Vladimir) or Vlod for short (eng. Vlod). However, during the localization into Polish, it was decided to change it to Witold, consonant with the name of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Witold (Polish. Witold). It is noteworthy that Witold was the nephew of another ruler of Lithuania, and do you know what his name was? That's right, Olgerd (Polish. Olgierd). Olgerd also had a brother Keistut (Polish. Kiejstut), whose namesake in the game is Olgerd and Vitold's grandfather.

Shani tries to bring Geralt to his senses

Geralt will not endure the infusion of the spirit very well, losing consciousness. In this state, Shani will find him, worried about Geralt's long absence and coming to the rescue of her friend. Shani will be very surprised when Geralt opens his eyes and starts showering her with compliments. Witold will have to leave Geralt's body so that he can explain himself to his girlfriend and warn that when Witold is in the witcher's body, the latter will completely lose control over his actions. The trinity will agree that if Shani needs to talk to Geralt, then she should ask Vitold to come out for a minute - a real gentleman will not be able to refuse a charming medical woman. Von Everek will return to the body of the witcher, immediately offering Shani to retire to the grove. She will refuse and Witold was about to go to the nearest brothel, when Shani will offer an alternative - to keep her company at her friend's wedding. In fact, she hoped that Geralt would invite her himself when he saw the wreath, but she was wrong. Witold will immediately agree, and they will agree to meet already at the wedding.

Geralt and Witold discuss Shani

As soon as Shani leaves the crypt, Vitold will ask Geralt if there was something between the two of them? You will be able to respond with one of the following responses:

• Shani is very dear to me. The Witcher admits that Shani means much more to him than just a friend. Vitold will take the hint and promise not to pester her especially.
• There was nothing between us. Such an answer will almost anger Witold, who sharply doubted the orientation of the witcher. On the other hand, he's better off.

cemetery jackal

Do not rush to leave the crypt the same way you came. With the help of the witcher's instincts, Geralt can detect a weak spot in one of the walls of the great hall. Hit it with the Aard sign and inspect the corpse lying at the bottom of the cave adjacent to the bedchamber of the Evereks. As it turns out, the dead man is a cemetery jackal, who paid dearly for trying to cash in on the treasures buried here. Witold will comment on this, expressing contempt for such scavengers. Take the rusty key from the crypt from the corpse and go deep into the cave. Geralt will pay attention to the web, the number of which is increasing and increasing, and then he will also find those who wove this web. Four arachnomorphs will attack the witcher in a spacious, but still closed area. Try to always be on the move, don't let the spidery monsters surround or corner Geralt. Remember that arachnomorphs are very sensitive to the witcher sign Aard, which can knock them back and leave them open for a decisive blow, and are also easily suggestible with the sign Axii. On a high difficulty level, it does not hurt to apply insectoid oil to the silver sword. Having cut off the paws of all the spiders, the witcher will go further and find himself in a previously inaccessible room with the coffins of the Evereks. From each coffin you can get an expensive ring, for which any buyer of items will pay very well. Open the door with the key you found earlier and exit the crypt.

Arrival at the wedding

Shani at the wedding

The wedding will take place in the village of Bronovitsy, north of the residence of the Evereks. On the way there, Vitold will ask Geralt about the witcher's craft and declare that he would like to use one of the signs. Please note that if the witcher turns around and runs in the opposite direction from Bronowitz, Witold will stop him, accusing him of the fact that the "old bull" does not contribute to the fun in any way, only exhausting Witold. In other words, going about your business at this stage of the quest will not work. Also, fast travel points that still send Geralt to the wedding will become temporarily unavailable. Having reached the village, Vitold will notice that it is not good to go to the holiday in dirty armor and, having moved into the witcher, he will "borrow" the kuntush hanging to dry and the boots standing nearby, and also shave off Geralt's beard, if any, and change the hairstyle to the option with short temples and tail. Well, in this form, it’s not a shame to go to Shani! After a short dialogue, in which Vitold and Shani will discuss the tediousness of the gray-haired man and Shani's desire to at least sometimes see Geralt cheerful, the newly-made duet will join the guests who are already having fun.

Meet me world!

The celebration itself will take place in the center of the village. Entering the makeshift yard, Shani will notice a tree with mountain ash growing on it, saying that in her childhood she made beads from these berries. Pay attention to this, later this information will definitely come in handy. Also take a closer look at the empty booth, which creates the impression that not a dog lives there, but a real werewolf. This will also play a role as the mission progresses. Vitold is separated from the unrestrained fun only by a conversation with the newlyweds, which will take place ...

Shani presents "Geralt" to Yavnuta and Aldona

Right now. Shani will introduce Vitold in the guise of Geralt to Yavnut and Aldona. Despite the request to behave decently, Witold will start asking the newlyweds completely inappropriate questions that will make Yavnut jealous. On the other hand, from inquiries one can learn that the groom's parents, like himself, are wealthy owners of a weaving workshop, while Aldona comes from a family of peasants. Due to the difference in social status, Yavnut's relatives were against the union of the young, but the guy still managed to convince them to go to the "misalliance". It also turns out that Aldona used to study with Shani at the Oxenfurt Academy, studying medicine, but a year later she simply did not have the money to continue her studies.

Interesting or not so interesting fact: Returning to the topic of the genealogy of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas, it should be noted that Yavnut and Aldona were his children and blood relatives of Olgerd. Too many coincidences, don't you think?

fire eater

Aldona's parents

After a conversation with Yavnut and Aldona, a lot of opportunities open up for Geralt, but I suggest starting with the search for a fire eater. Aldona's perplexed parents will stand in the center of the yard. Talk to them and find out that the father and mother of the bride, wanting to prove to Yavnut's relatives that they are not in poverty, arranged a celebration at their own expense. In addition, they invited the famous fire-eater from Novigrad itself, which cost Aldona's parents a tidy sum. Unfortunately, at some point, the dog Demon broke off the chain and chased the devourer, forcing him to retreat. The bride's relatives will ask the witcher to find and bring the magician back, remembering that the man did not part with his jester's hat.

Demon Footprints and Fire Eater's Fool's Hat

Approach the Demon's booth, which stands near the gate. Use your Witcher Senses to inspect the following items:

• Booth. As mentioned earlier, the booth will seem very large to Geralt.
• Large gnawed bone. Witold will comment on this by saying that he saw such a cleanly gnawed bone only after he had not eaten for several days.
• Kazan. On the cast-iron cauldron, which plays the role of a bowl, the witcher will find traces of the Demon's teeth.

In fact, it is not necessary to do this, but it is recommended for the sake of completeness. But important for completing the task "I was there, I drank honey-beer" will be the traces left by the huge dog. Follow them into the forest, inspect the fallen branch near the tree and pick up the jester's hat from the ground - an attribute of the fire-eater, which he lost during the chase. A little further, Geralt will have to cross a small stream, from the opposite bank of which someone's screams will be clearly audible.

Do I see well? Fool climbed a tree to hide from this dog?

As it turns out, the fire-eater himself shouted, taking up defensive positions on a tall tree. But the Demon will not be as scary as he is painted - in fact, this is an ordinary mongrel with white hair and a black spot on his left ear. To be fair, he barks really menacingly. There are two ways to drive the dog away from the runner for short distances with obstacles:

• Use the Aksy sign, if it is pumped at least to the second level, and order the Demon to go home. Vitold will find such power over the animal amusing and he will ask Geralt to make the dog roll. The Witcher will refuse, but Vitold will not be satisfied with such an answer. He will move into Geralt's body and give the order himself, more and more amused from the process. However, when Von Everek thinks about making the Demon bite off his tail, Geralt will drive the dog away and he will run away home.
• Throw a stick to the Demon. This will distract the dog and he will run after her into the bushes. An act of livelihood from Vitold will not follow in the absence of a subject of the crime.

Ah, sweet mead! No wonder you decided to retire with her in a tree.

When the danger no longer threatens the devourer, he will jump down and thank "Geralt" for his help. Without any ceremony, Witold in the body of a witcher will offer to drink, snatching a bottle from the hands of a fire-eater and pouring almost the entire contents of the glass container into himself. Give the saved jester's hat, which he will also be very happy about, since this hat is lucky for a fire eater. On the face of the devourer, by the way, there is a scar from a burn, clearly acquired during one of the performances. Further events depend on the choice of one of the presented replicas:

• You will sober up along the way. Let's go. Fun hour, but business time. Vitold does not have much time to waste on meaningless conversations, so he will offer the fire eater to return to the wedding and earn his fee.
• How about swallowing fire? In the case of such a choice, Vitold will begin to ask the fire eater, what is his secret? As it turns out, before the performance, magicians drink a special liquid that does not allow them to burn themselves. This will surprise "Geralt", who voiced his idea that everyone can do this, which will hurt the feelings of the devourer. The artist will decide that it is beneath his dignity to work with those who insult him so much and will start defiantly leaving. You can return it with the help of 50 Novigrad crowns, persuasion with the sign of Aksy, pumped at least to the second level, or you can not try to keep it at all.

Bear-bear... [Censored] you, not the bear!

If the fire eater doesn't leave, accompany him back to the wedding. Crossing the stream, the artist will notice that a bear is rushing at them! But it seems that he never read bestiaries, because this is not a bear at all, but a wild boar. Vitold will order the devourer to hide while he deals with the formidable beast. The easiest way to do this is to apply the witcher sign Aard on the boar, which, as in the case of arachnomorphs, will tip the animal on its back and leave the belly open for a fatal blow. But be careful: if the boar gets to the fire eater, it will kill him with one blow. Also, sometimes there is a bug due to which the animal will appear not by the stream, but right next to the tree, and instantly kill the artist. Such an unpleasant bug is "cured" by the usual loading of the save. After defeating the boar, Witold and the fire eater will talk a little. During the conversation, the saved magician will introduce himself once again - his name is David Aftensborough. Having finally met, David, together with the witcher, return to the celebration in honor of the marriage.

Interesting or not so interesting fact: In the Russian localization, unfortunately, I had to abandon the play on words from the original English version. In it, confusion with the definition of the enemy referred to the similarity of words Boar(rus. Boar) And Bear(rus. Bear). When Witold points out the fire eater to his mistake, he will declare that he is a conjurer, not a naturalist. But the man from whom the name was borrowed - David Attenborough - became famous precisely for his studies of the surrounding nature.

Returning Demon and performance by David Afrensborough

Gwent with bottoms

Lowies playing gwent

After a walk through the forest, you can also play a game of gwent. Approach the table, behind which three bottoms will be thrown into cards. One of them will especially stand out with deer ears worn on the head. Witold casually refers to one of them as "small", because of which a conflict will arise and the other two lows will demand an apology from "Geralt". You can apologize, or you can not do it - it will not affect anything at all. Confident in his skill, Witold will put everything he has on the line and the game will begin. The enemy will play a well-stocked Kingdoms of the North deck, choosing as the leader the card "Foltest Iron Lord", destroying the strongest card / s of the siege row on the side of the witcher, if the total strength of the row is equal to or greater than ten. It is advised to play with a deck of Monsters or Skoya "taels, if they are strong enough, and if you don’t know how to play these decks, then choose your preferred deck, but try not to lean on the cards of the siege row.

Geralt of Rivia - the legendary monster slayer and the owner of cute deer ears

In case of victory, apart from moral satisfaction and a small purse of coins, neither Vitold nor Geralt will receive anything. But in case of a loss, a funny scene will begin, in which Witold, outraged by the defeat, will leave the body of the witcher, persuading Geralt to do something. The little ones, watching the dialogue of the gray-haired man with the void, will take him for a lunatic and offer to give them five percent of the available gold, as well as put on deer ears. Even if you are not ready to accept defeat in gwent, it is highly recommended to still lose. Yet, when else will there be an opportunity to look at the stern monster killer in such an image that Shani will find funny?

Swineherd Contest

The founder of the competition against the background of the participant running away from the ferocious pig

Although it is unsuitable for a nobleman like Witold von Everek to wallow in the mud, one can make an exception on such a day, especially since there will be no other opportunity. Approach the paddock in which the peasant will run away from the pig. The man standing at the gate will tell Witold that this is how the swineherd competition is held, and will invite the witcher to take part. Well, what is he? And he is always happy! To win the competition, you need to drive two pigs, marked with a yellow circle on their backs, into special pens. The mechanics of this mini-game is simple: If you want the pig to turn left, then come close to the right; if you want Piggy to turn right, then vice versa. Staying behind is not worth it, since from this position it is very difficult to control the movements of the pigs. At the same time, keep in mind that even though several ordinary pigs run around the corral, they will by no means go into the corrals, so don’t even waste your energy in vain. If the process takes Vitold too long, he will get tired and think about using the witcher's sign, meaning Aksy already known to him. In no case do not succumb to provocations and try to drive the pigs on your own, otherwise they will refuse to give out a reward to the witcher.

Rewards for winning the swineherd contest

If Vitold succeeds and he does not use the witcher's sign, the peasants will congratulate him on his victory and give him two prizes: a plush pig for Shani and a Laurel of the Swineherd, which gives an increase of fifteen percent to gold, being equipped on Roach in the trophy slot.

You met your destiny

Sitting together with Shani at the cart, Vitold asks the girl why she does not succumb to his charm? Shani will answer that Vitold, even in the body of Geralt, is simply not her type. Von Everek will be outraged by this, because he believes that he is able to make any girl fall in love with him. Then the red-haired physician will argue with Vitold that he will not be able to make a good impression on the dark-haired girl in a wreath, sitting alone on the bench opposite. Everek Jr. will approach her and begin to shower compliments, after which he will promise to give her the most expensive gifts and take her to the most expensive beauty salons, if only the girl agreed to spend the night with him. The prospect of being in "high society" will play its role and the dark-haired girl will already be ready to agree, but someone will call her, referring to her as "ICQ".

You bastard, you don't have to persuade me!

This "someone" will turn out to be one of the three Aska brothers, dissatisfied with the inappropriate company in the person of the gray-haired man, who, moreover, offered such obscenities to their sister. Even if Witold tries to apologize and pretend that he has nothing to do with it and that he was misunderstood, the trinity of heroes will have to be taught a lesson with the help of a drain torn from the fence. The brothers will also arm themselves with the same weapons and a fight will start in the same pen where Geralt recently drove pigs. For the duration of the battle, the use of witcher signs is prohibited, but not the use of health-restoring elixirs and food. In general, the brothers are weak opponents that do not cause much damage even on a low difficulty level, but still do not let them surround Witold, because then he will simply be stabbed from all sides for lack of Aard and Quen. There will be enough space for maneuvers, so defeating opponents will be a matter of a few seconds. When all three brothers bathe in the mud, they will rush to run away to hell. The frightened witcher Aska will follow their example, destroying Vitold's hopes for a pleasant pastime in the nearest hayloft. Well, he fought for glory!

Catch a slipper

The people are watching the attempts of the gentleman to catch the slipper of his beloved

The last full-fledged entertainment at the wedding will be fun, in the common people called "Catch the shoe." The essence of the game is that the girl throws her shoe into the pond, and her betrothed must dive to the bottom and return the shoe to the lady of the heart. Of course, Vitold will want to take part in this, and Shani will throw his boot into the water. Dive to the very bottom and activate the witcher's flair - with its help you can quickly determine the location of the slipper, and not only that of Shani. Collect all three and dive outside.

Geralt after swimming in the pond

Having got out on the shore, Witold will boast of his "catch" and will offer to personally insert the leg of each of the owners into their wardrobe item. Such a statement will not really please Shani, who will almost become jealous after such words. Witold hurries to reassure her, assuring her that he is just joking, and then puts Shani's boot on her bare foot. On this this entertainment will come to an end.

Minor backyard fun

Three "points of interest" available for interaction in the yard

In addition to full-fledged fun, Witold can also do the following outdoor activities:

• Chat with an old lady standing near the barn. At first, she does not understand what Witold wants from her, but when she realizes, she will call her a "fool" and run away from him.
• drink vodka. Two young girls will stand at the table and offer Vitold to drink with them for the health of the young. He, unable to refuse the ladies, will quickly drain the glass.
• Harass another old lady sitting by a large tree between a pond and a pig pen. The grandmother's reaction will be exactly the same as in the first case.

Dancing in the barn

Gunther O "Dim decided to personally control the process of fulfilling the second wish

After completing any two amusements (not counting the minor ones), go to the center of the courtyard and Vitold will hear music coming from the barn. He will immediately grab Shani and drag him inside to dance. At the same time, he will constantly brag about the fact that you will not find a better dancer than Witold von Everek in all of Redania, and he dances really well. The fun will not be spoiled even by Gunther O "Dim, who appeared at the wedding, announcing from the stage that the musicians would play something more ... Romantic for the witcher Geralt of Rivia and his charming girlfriend Shani.

Vitold "thanks" Shani for a wonderful dance

Since the only person who could recognize Gunther is not currently in control of his body, Witold and Shani will come together for a slow dance. Along the way, they will conduct a dialogue in which Shani will ask Vitold how many girls he had? He will not hide - decently; but he will also add that all of them are no match for Shani. The music will begin to subside and Vitold will ask Shani if ​​she knows how a partner should thank his partner? Before she has time to answer, Vitold will kiss the girl, for which Shani will not be ready, but will not be angry. She will ask Witold to come out and let her talk to Geralt. Witold, who returned to spirit form, will hint to the witcher that he did it on purpose to give Geralt a chance to get closer. After a short conversation, the gray-haired one will tell Shani that the man who announced the dance for them is Gunther O'Dim. It is obvious that he did not appear here by chance and it is worth talking to him.

Minor entertainment in the barn

"Points of interest" in the barn

Just like outside, there are several small actions you can perform inside the barn, including:

• Drink vodka with dwarves. Wishing the dwarves sitting at the table that their beards do not get tangled under their feet, Vitold will empty another glass of barley swill.
• Dance. Vitold will start dancing near the stage, trying to impress Shani with his skills. Yes, and how! Almost fiery flamenco dancing!
• Find a neutral card for the Cow Gwent. Exit the barn and look to the right. There will be a ladder leading to the attic of the barn and which is worth climbing up. With the help of the witcher's flair, it is very easy to detect a card lying on the floor, upon raising which Geralt's deck will be replenished with a neutral card "Cow".
• Sit on pillows. On the same second floor, next to the lying map, there are several pillows. Approaching them, Vitold will offer Shani to sit down and talk a little, but without finding a suitable topic, he will be quickly raised to his feet.

Conversation with O'Dim

In gingerbread, the most important ingredient is time.

After a slow dance with Shani, you will have the opportunity to talk with O "Dim. He will communicate with the guests at the wedding, telling the two ladies about his personal shortcake recipe, the main ingredient in which is time. It is this that makes the sweetness crispy on the outside and tender inside, but the exact time to achieve such a result, you will have to learn by trial and error, experimenting and starting over. Seeing Witold, he will get up from the table and greet him. What does Witold have to do with it, and not Geralt, which will greatly surprise the late nobleman. He will start asking O" Dima, what else does he know about? Probably, if Witold knew what answer awaits him, he would not even ask. "Mr. Mirror", without hiding contempt for the youngest representative of the Everek family, will tell that Vitold always envied his older brother Olgerd, because he was always better than Vitold in everything. He will in every possible way deny this and accuse Gunther of lying, and it is not difficult to believe him. O'Dim's words do not compare well with Vitold's behavior in the family crypt, when Vitold first appeared to Geralt and admitted that he did not like his relatives and was not going to help them in the battle with the witcher. At the same time, he praised Olgerd in every possible way, demonstrating an exceptionally positive opinion about the person , whom he allegedly envied. Recalling that Vitold did not have much time left before midnight, O "Dim will leave.

Midnight

Vitold's speech

As soon as all the main entertainments are completed and a conversation with O "Dim takes place, midnight will come - it's time for the ceremony of putting on a cap. Shani, as a bridesmaid, will take part in the ceremony. Vitold will take a moment and go on stage, wanting to make a speech in honor of the newlyweds Shani will ask him not to do this, but if Vitold nevertheless decides, then the nobleman's story about his attitude towards ordinary peasants will await the guests. Previously, he did not even consider them to be people and did not want to have at least something in common with commoners. he had several good grooms, but that was the end of any contacts with this layer of society.But today, after what he saw at the wedding, he radically changed his views: even though he still doesn’t want anything to do with the mob, but now this no longer bothers him to have fun in their company.

Witold writes a letter to Olgerd

While the eyes of those present will be riveted to the ceremony of putting on a cap on Aldona, with a genuine smile on his face, Vitold will sit down at the table and, cutting his palm and using blood as ink, will write a letter to Olgerd. Later it will serve as proof that Geralt fulfilled the second wish of the ataman "boars".

Gunther O'Dim punishes Witold for insubordination

Witold will exit the barn and leave Geralt's body. However, even though it is already midnight and the spirit had fun, he does not want to leave this world. He liked too much to feel alive again, and the witcher is unlikely to be able to somehow interfere with Vitold ... But Gunther O "Dim can. Having bitten an apple to look like a villain, he will inflict unbearable pain on the ghost, and he will literally beg O "Dim for mercy. Once again showing contempt for the Von Everek family and Vitold in particular, he will order Everek Jr. to return to where he came from, and Witold will have no choice but to obey the "Mr. Mirror". After an extraordinary rite of exorcism, Geralt and O'Dim will discuss further actions, and Shani will ask if the witcher wants to stay at the wedding a little more? If Geralt agrees, then in parallel with the task "I was there, I drank honey and beer" Clear Night", an analysis of which will soon appear on the site.

Return to Olgerd Von Everek

Olgerd reads Vitold's letter

As in the case of the task "Open Sesame!", Olgerd von Everek will be waiting for the witcher in the Alchemy tavern in Oxenfurt. When Geralt says that the second whim of the nobleman-robber is also satisfied, Olgerd will not believe it. Well, where has it been seen that someone who was originally conceived as an impossible desire could be fulfilled? However, the same letter written by Vitold will serve as strong evidence of the "little feat" accomplished by the monster slayer. Olgerd will drink to the health of his late brother, praise the witcher for his efforts and agree to voice his last wish. But this is a completely different story, but the task "I was there, drinking honey-beer" will be considered completely completed.

I hope that passing the quest "I was there, drinking honey-beer" from the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be useful to you, dear readers. Enjoy the game and good luck on the Path, witchers and witchers!

A rare Russian folk tale does not end with a proverb:

And I was there, honey - I drank beer, it flowed down my mustache, but it didn’t come into my mouth!

What kind of honey is this that our ancestors drank and praised?

This drink appeared on the Slavic land in time immemorial.

According to A.V. Tereshchenko, his "introduction is contemporary with the original history of the Slavs."

Already in ancient Russian literary sources, honey is mentioned as a drink widely known and revered by the people.

Let us recall once again that the Laurentian Chronicle reports how in 945 Princess Olga ordered the Drevlyans to boil a lot of honey, allegedly in order to celebrate a feast for Prince Igor, who they had killed. The tragic role that honey played in the insidious performance played out by the vengeful wife of the deceased prince indicates that in those days the Russians knew how to cook quite strong honey.

The same chronicle tells of a grand feast arranged in 996 in honor of Olga by Prince Vladimir. The prince ordered to cook 300 barrels of honey for the vir. By the way, it is noted that special honey cooks cooked honey. Honey was an obligatory drink of the festive meal of the then nobility.

The "Life of Theodosius" tells how Theodosius regaled Prince Izyaslav Yaroslavich in the Kiev-Pechersk Monastery. He ordered dinner to be served to the prince, but the stingy monastery keykeeper replied that "mead is not an imam, a hedgehog for the need to drink and those who are with him". Such an answer did not satisfy the hospitable elder, and after praying, he ordered the keykeeper: "Go and bring what is necessary for the prince and those who are with him, and also give the brethren from him, let them drink."

By the way, monastic honeys enjoyed special fame, and the monasteries themselves were the largest producers of them. The role of monasteries in the production of honey increased especially after the Grand Duke of Moscow Vasily III forbade their free brewing in the 15th century, leaving this profitable trade in the hands of the state and the church.

For a long time, the Trinity-Sergius Monastery (near Kholmogory) remained the largest producer of "drinks", including honey, for a long time. Here is how one of the foreigners who visited it describes the cellars of this monastery:

In several rows were placed barrels of enormous size, immeasurable size, more than 2 meters high, cone-shaped, with an expanded base. Each barrel contained up to 7 tons of liquid. And there were many such cellars... All barrels were filled to the brim with beer, honey, wine, kvass and fruit juices. They seem to have grown into the ground with their multi-ton weight, motionless, huge, made of old oak, bound with iron hoops.

The skill of the monastery mead cooks, kvass cooks and cooks was so high that Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich repeatedly sent his cooks to them for training.

Honey remained the most favorite drink of Russians until the end of the 17th century (in the era of Peter the Great, mead fades into the background, and overseas wines and vodkas take their place). This is largely due to the fact that the harsh climate of the country did not allow the active development of viticulture and, as a result, winemaking. However, of course, the excellent quality of the honeys themselves, their huge variety, also played an important role.

What kind of honey our wise ancestors did not make: simple, unleavened, red, white, boyar honey ...

However, according to the method of production, all of them were divided into boiled and set. Boiled meads were prepared, as their name implies, with the help of heat treatment, and set meads were prepared using a cold method.

In the most general approximation, the technology for preparing boiled honey was as follows: the honeycomb was diluted with warm water and filtered through a fine sieve to separate wax impurities. Hops were added to strained honey (half a bucket per pood of honey) and boiled until the liquid was reduced to half. After that, it was poured into a copper dish, cooled, and rye bread smeared with molasses and yeast was thrown into it. When the mixture began to ferment, it was poured into barrels. The barrels were corked and lowered into the glacier, where they were kept for quite a long time.

Very much appreciated at home set honeys, which were prepared from honey and fresh berries: currant, cherry, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry and others.

These honeys caused constant delight among foreigners who visited Russia. Here is the entry Olearius left in his memoirs about the journey through the land of Moscow: “They brew magnificent and very tasty honey from raspberries, blackberries, cherries, etc.

Raspberry honey seemed to us more pleasant than all others in terms of its smell and taste. I was taught how to cook it in the following way.

First of all, ripe raspberries are placed in a barrel, water is poured on it and left in this state for a day or two, until the taste and color pass from raspberries to water, then this water is drained from raspberries and pure, or separated from beeswax, is added to it. honey, counting for a jug of bee honey 2, or 3 jugs of water, depending on the tone, whether they prefer sweet or strong honey. Then a piece of fried bread is thrown here, on which tender and top yeast is spread, when fermentation begins, the bread is taken out so that the honey does not get its taste, and then it is allowed to ferment for another 4 or 5 days.

Some, wishing to give honey the taste and smell of spices, hang cloves, cardamom and cinnamon wrapped in shreds of cloth in a barrel. When honey stands in a warm place, it does not stop fermenting even after 8 days; therefore, it is necessary to rearrange the barrel, after the honey has already fermented for a certain time, in a cold place and pull it away from the yeast.

Fresh berry or fruit juice was added to honey to improve the taste and color. Honey diluted with juice contained almost no alcohol and served as an excellent vitamin drink. Ready honey was stored in glaciers, where it remained fresh for a long time and its strength did not increase. As needed, honey from barrels was poured into a capacious copper dish, and from it into small vessels for serving.

The strength of honey was different, depending on the purpose of the drink. Along with low-alcohol drinks, rather strong intoxicated meads were also prepared. However, they were no match for the vodka that replaced them. Honeys were immeasurably weaker, had a pleasant taste, aroma and a lot of useful properties. For a long time, honey has not been brewed in Russia. It's a pity.

By the way, everyone knows what the expression " Honeymoon"But where it came from is not known to everyone.

In ancient times, there was a custom, according to which low-alcohol mead was specially brewed for those entering into marriage. Young people drank it not only at the wedding feast, but also 30 days after it. No other stronger drinks were allowed to be drunk. Hence the expression "honeymoon" came from, it is a pity that many modern newlyweds do not know about the atom wise custom.

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Often at the end of a fairy tale, you can see the expression "and I was there, I drank honey-beer, it flowed down my mustache, but it didn’t get into my mouth." Many writers have used this phrase to complete their works. These phrases can be found in N. Ostrovsky, in the work of V. Dahl "Bread merchants. Pictures of Russian life." This technique often comes across in the works of A.S. Pushkin, for example, in "The Tale of Kuzma Ostolope" - "I was there; I drank honey, beer - and only wet my mustache." Not far behind the above-mentioned writers and P.P. Ershov. So at the end of the famous fairy tale "Humpbacked Horse" he uses a similar phrase. This phrase has something in common with the Greek expression which means " Lips wets, but not the sky".

What kind of ending is this - what does it mean, and why was it invented just like that?

This phrase is like a door from a fairy-tale world to reality. In fairy tales, everything is different, everything is not like in harsh reality. Here, good always triumphs over evil, here everything always ends well and everyone is happy, evil is always punished and at the end there is a wedding, after which the spouses live happily ever after and die on the same day. A fairy tale without a happy ending cannot be considered a fairy tale, because the main feature of this genre is a happy ending. Thus, the fairy tale is very different from the harsh reality, so at first we are kind of introduced into the fairy-tale world (“In a certain kingdom, in the thirtieth state ...”, “Once upon a time there were ...”), and then released into reality (“ I was there, I drank honey-beer; it flowed down my mustache, but it didn’t get into my mouth. “I was there…” acts as a link between two worlds – fabulous and non-fabulous.

However, it is not clear why the end of the tale is associated with drunkenness. Everything is very simple here: while the action of the fairy tale unfolds, we seem to be in dreamy drunkenness and sweet dreams, the fairy tale takes us to magical worlds where everything always ends well. When, at the end of the tale, we are told about the feast at which the author was, we are told that the tale is over and we need to throw off this dreamy drunkenness and return to reality. And if you look even deeper into the essence of this expression, it will inform us that we need to take everything said in a fairy tale seriously and try it on in real life.

In addition, do not forget that the use of alcohol in Russia has a thousand-year history. Of course, the idea of ​​foreigners about the Russian people as hopeless drunkards is nothing more than a myth, but still, usually Russian holidays are not complete without alcohol. At first, birch sap was used as alcohol in Russia, and later drinking honey and beer appeared. Before the arrival of Christianity in our country, alcohol in Russia was most often present at feasts and other entertainment. Honey was the main raw material used for the production of alcohol. They made beer, mash, mead from it. These drinks belonged to low alcohol, which is why the heady effect of a fairy tale on the mind of the reader can be compared with the influence of drinking honey and beer on the state of a person present at the feast. There is also a phrase that says “the soul is drunk and full,” which means that a person feels good and nothing disturbs him. It is in this state that we plunge when we read a good fairy tale and see that everything ends so well.

This expression also shows that a fairy tale is nothing more than fiction. This can be traced in the expression “it flowed down the mustache, it didn’t get into the mouth.” So, it seems that we were told an interesting and instructive story, but at the same time, it is not so much connected with reality, and in order to learn from a fairy tale, we need to apply the conclusions drawn to our everyday life.

The fairy tale ends, real life comes and kicks us out of the holiday we just happened to be at. We were not really drunk and did not find ourselves in a fairy-tale land that does not exist at all, it's time to return to the harsh reality, but, at the same time, learn the lessons learned from the fairy tale. This is what the expression “I was there, drinking honey-beer, flowed down my mustache, but didn’t get into my mouth” tells us about this. Therefore, take fairy tales seriously, take the lessons that are hidden in it and do not forget to switch to reality in time.